The new venue, World Cafe Live, features a live music
cafe and a 350-person music hall, both with full food and
beverage service. It also shares the building that is the
new home for WXPN, the public radio station that produces
World Cafe®.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Mural Arts Program
announces an exciting collaboration with WXPN (88.5 FM)
to create Sounds of Philadelphia, a series of murals paying
tribute to Philadelphia’s great musical heritage.
Each mural will have a distinct theme including blues and
jazz, rap and spoken word, sounds of the 1950s and 60s,
and the singer-songwriter movement. ]]>

bdivver1@xpn.org (Brian Divver)PR 2004Fri, 01 Oct 2004 19:46:06 -0400WXPN and Musicians On Call Bring The Healing Power Of Music To Hospitalized Children in Philadelphiahttp://xpn.org/pr-2004/wxpn-and-musicians-on-call-bring-the-healing-power-of-music-to-hospitalized-children-in-philadelphia
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Partnership between WXPN and Musicians On Call makes Philadelphia the first expansion city for a unique outreach program that helps patients with the healing process through live, bedside performances by local musicians.

Philadelphia, Pa. July 19, 2004 Today WXPN announced the launch of ‘WXPN Musicians On Call,’ a non-profit initiative that will help patients in Philadelphia hospitals feel better through the healing power of live music. ]]>

bdivver1@xpn.org (Brian Divver)PR 2004Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:44:50 -0400WXPN Announces New Music Director/Operations Managerhttp://xpn.org/pr-2004/wxpn-announces-new-music-directoroperations-manager
http://xpn.org/pr-2004/wxpn-announces-new-music-directoroperations-managerPHILADELPHIA, Pa. (July 7, 2004) — WXPN, the public radio station of the University of Pennsylvania, has named Dan Reed its new music director/operations manager.
Reed will oversee WXPN’s production and programming operations, talent booking, and serve as the primary liaison to the music industry on behalf of the station and its national syndicated program World Cafe®. This fall WXPN will move into its new home and state-of-the-art studios in the historic Hajoca building at 3025 Walnut Street. ]]>bdivver1@xpn.org (Brian Divver)PR 2004Wed, 07 Jul 2004 19:41:54 -0400Ali Castellini Moves To Corporate Underwriting Team At WXPNhttp://xpn.org/pr-2004/ali-castellini-moves-to-corporate-underwriting-team-at-wxpn
http://xpn.org/pr-2004/ali-castellini-moves-to-corporate-underwriting-team-at-wxpnPhiladelphia, PA (July 2, 2004) WXPN, the public radio station of the University of Pennsylvania, today announced that on-air host and talent relations manager Ali Castellini will join the Corporate Underwriting sales team on July 6.

Castellini brings to the position a wide variety of marketing, promotions, and broadcast operations experience. During her four years at WXPN she has helped raise the profile of the nationally syndicated World Cafe program, booking a long list of top name performers on the show. Castellini’s radio management experience includes the role of program director for WXDX in Pittsburgh where the station more than doubled its market share during her tenure. ]]>

Philadelphia, PA (June 10, 2004) WXPN,
the public radio station of the University of Pennsylvania,
today announced that mid-day host Helen Leicht will head
the station’s Emerging Artist and new community outreach
programs.

With her new responsibilities, Leicht will expand her longstanding
involvement with and the station’s commitment to showcasing
up and coming new talent. Leicht’s Philly Local spotlight
feature has been airing since 1990. ]]>

bdivver1@xpn.org (Brian Divver)PR 2004Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:32:49 -0400WXPN Raises More Than One Million Dollars During Public Phase Of “The Campaign For Wxpn”http://xpn.org/pr-2004/wxpn-raises-more-than-one-million-dollars-during-public-phase-of-the-campaign-for-wxpn
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More than 3,000 listeners pledge to help build
the new home of WXPN.

Philadelphia, PA WXPN, the nationally-acclaimed public
radio station of the University of Pennsylvania, today announced
that it raised more than one million dollars during the public
phase of "The Campaign for WXPN." The station went on
the air with its appeal to listeners on March 26 as a lead-in
to its on-air fund drive held April 15-20.]]>

The station will kick-off its on-air capital
campaign on April 15. Each member's pledge will be matched by
local contributions.

Philadelphia, PA On April 15, WXPN, the nationally-acclaimed
public radio station of the University of Pennsylvania, will kick-off
its on-air fund drive for "The Campaign for WXPN," raising
money for its new headquarters which will be located in the same
building as the new World Cafe Live entertainment facility at
3025 Walnut Street in Philadelphia.]]>

The new venue, World Cafe Live, will include
a live music café and a 350-person music hall, both with
full food and beverage service. The building will also be the
new home for the station.

Philadelphia, PA WXPN, the nationally-acclaimed public
radio station of the University of Pennsylvania, and Real Entertainment
Group, founded by local entrepreneur Hal Real, previewed the home
of what many believe will be Philadelphia's most innovative music
performance venue-World Cafe Live-and the radio station's new
broadcast facilities and offices. The opening is scheduled for
October 2004.]]>